tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
as far as the eye can see
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to shake; to sway; to waver
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
height of summer; hottest part of summer
hurry; rush; simple; brief; rough; crude
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to rock; to shake; to swing
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
while; during; while; although; all; both
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
now; soon; already; yet; further; more